Mother Mary

Boston Playwrights' Theatre, Boston

About the Show

Boston, 1968. Taxi driver Jo Cruz knows the streets of Southie like the
back of her hand, but no road map can prepare her for meeting Mary
O’Sullivan, a Catholic school teacher with a boyfriend and a very strict
mother. Despite rising tensions between their Puerto Rican and Irish
communities, Jo and Mary find themselves in an unexpectedly close
friendship…or is it something more? But their growing connection takes a
turn when Mary asks Jo to take her on a risky road trip from which
there’s no going back. A new romcom about choice, faith, and how to find
your way home.

Pay-What-You-Want Previews—Thursday, October 9 (7 p.m.) and Friday, October 10 (8 p.m.)

Opening Reception after the 8 p.m. performance on Saturday, October 11

Post-show Conversation: Meet the Artists after the 7 p.m. performance on Thursday, October 16—Join us after the performance for a conversation with actors Adriana Alvarez and Tara Forseth, and Dramaturg/Cultural Consultant Carla Mirabal Rodriguez, moderated by Artistic Director Megan Sandberg-Zakian.

Post-show Conversation: Writing the (queer) Romcom after the 2 p.m. performance on Sunday, October 19—Join us after the performance for a conversation about everyone’s favorite genre: the queer romcom! Moderated by writer (and Administrator of BU’s Creative Writing Program) Annaka Saari.